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Here's everything you'll need to know to follow the new seat boundaries and make your vote count.

Dan, they call him. The headlines in Victoria’s tabloid Herald Sun have ceased referring to the state’s premier by his second name: Dan is sufficient. It’s symbolic of how much Daniel Andrews bestrides the state political scene.

“The fact is that the government that I lead was elected with a mandate to increase people’s wages,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the House of Representatives last week, as parliament debated the government’s bill to increase access to multi-employer collective bargaining.

Victoria's free TAFE program will be expanded to allow anyone who wants to reskill to do so under a Labor election promise.

The $25bn lost on gambling annually comes mostly from those who can least afford it, but repeated attempts at policy reform have foundered. In the first part of a new series we ask why, and whether that may be about to change

Exclusive: Study says reduced incarceration of non-violent offenders can deliver savings to taxpayers and get more people into work

Analysis: At first glance, the choice of Sing It Back for Daniel Andrews’ campaign launch was odd – but it soon made sense